Maybe we could erase the drawn river in this version, or color the one on the satellite view. The fact is we move a little some stations : Eiffel and Trocadero to the west, and Victor Hugo and Etoile to the North, so we bent the river at the same time.We also prefer this one, but some railroads become unreadable, especially darker one (11 & 14). We may solve this issue by change the color.

Qyu wrote:Maybe we could erase the drawn river in this version, or color the one on the satellite view. The fact is we move a little some stations : Eiffel and Trocadero to the west, and Victor Hugo and Etoile to the North, so we bent the river at the same time.We also prefer this one, but some railroads become unreadable, especially darker one (11 & 14). We may solve this issue by change the color.

I think removing the drawn one and giving the actual river a sort of glow would look great.

And I agree, changing the darker rail lines is probably for the best. #2 and #12 are a little hard to make out against the background.

I've added the above image to the first post, remember to keep your first post updated, it's easier for people to look at it and maybe leave a comment or two, than go through the whole thread to find out the latest version.

Btw i like the map graphics, not a fan of the rail maps, but on the whole if i look at the map I find it nice.It would be nice if everything was a bit larger, considering that this is the large version I'm a bit worried the small one will result too much cramped.if you're willing to do the map larger, I can discuss with the guys if maybe we can allow some more pixels.

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I think it's too much. Try to create a small, make some test....make sure everything fit the map. (but you don't need to be accurate for now)Then let me know what is the best minimum size you can use for the small map. When we have that size we can discuss how much over that size we can go.

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You know, it'd be nice if you could add a little graphic flair to the troop boxes. Right now, they kind of look like someone clipped a bunch of coupons out of the map. There probably isn't much you can do though, because of their number and size, but I've often liked it when maps employed a unique troop shadow / box that was a part of the theme (like Arms Race! or Siege!, etc).

1/ add a black thin border, like BBS or gND.2/ change the background color of main Rail Stations with grey, like gLZ3/ change only the title background color with black for main Rail Stations, like REP4/ add a bordering pattern around main Rail Stations like gCH

Our opinion is the solution 1 for common stations and portes. and 4 for main stations. Just changing the background color of the pattern from the current dark grey to black

Qyu, have you thought about how you are going to make this all fit on the small map? I see major problems with the station numbers as they are pretty small now, and when you shrink it down they will be unclear and hard to read.

That is a lot of black. You couldn't have picked another color for the land or the decorations up top. When I look at this map it makes me depressed. I want to lay down in my bed pull the covers over my head and cry. Sorry being a little dramatic. It is a lot of black though.

generalhead wrote:That is a lot of black. You couldn't have picked another color for the land or the decorations up top. When I look at this map it makes me depressed. I want to lay down in my bed pull the covers over my head and cry. Sorry being a little dramatic. It is a lot of black though.

I get what you are saying, but I think the black and the contrast (like in the silhouette) is a pretty nice aesthetic touch for this map. If the top decoration flairs could be made some other color, and could keep a decent contrast, I'd probably be fine with it, but I like the black overall.

generalhead wrote:That is a lot of black. You couldn't have picked another color for the land or the decorations up top. When I look at this map it makes me depressed. I want to lay down in my bed pull the covers over my head and cry. Sorry being a little dramatic. It is a lot of black though.

I get what you are saying, but I think the black and the contrast (like in the silhouette) is a pretty nice aesthetic touch for this map. If the top decoration flairs could be made some other color, and could keep a decent contrast, I'd probably be fine with it, but I like the black overall.

--Andy

I love the black silhouette of the city and the land background has a neat look (like an overview of Paris at night). I agree that the decorative pieces could be made more lively. Maybe the background could be just a touch bluer. Qyu could try that and see if it looks good. It might not.

Two fortnightly review periods have passed without any updates or meaningful engagement from the mapmaker(s),therefore the map is considered stalled. If the mapmaker wants to continue with the map, then one of the Foundry Moderators will be able to help put the thread back into the Foundry system, after an update has been made.